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you can always get what you
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Enterprise, - - Oregon
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ment This Is Your
To get a 20, 40 or 80 acre tract on Alder
Slope, the best Fruit, Berry and Vegetable
land in the valley; improved or unimproved,
with plenty of water. Terms to suit you.
Priced from $25.00 to $125.00 per acre.
Alder Slope Land Company
" C. H. Jordan, Selling Agent
La Grande . .-:...... Oregon
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WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK
OF ENTERPRISE, OREGON
CAPITAL $50,000 ,
SURPLUS $55,000
We Do a General Banking Business.
Exchange Bought and Sold on
All Principal Cities.
Geo. W. Hyatt, President
Geo. S. Craig, Vice President
DIRECTORS
GKO.S.ORAIO
J. H. Dobbin
Geo. W.
293 acres Alder Slope, $23,000.00
80 acres Alder Slope, $ 8,000.00
160 acres hill land, about six miles out, $2,000.00
320 acres, 12 miles out, $3,200.00
City L.ot, $100 to $300
Residence Property, $650 to $&,000
Fire Insurance Surety Bond Live Stock Insurance
W.E.TAGGART,
ENTERPRISE, : :
If you are in the market for property
see us, we can fit you out
Here You Are, Mr. Homesesker
Five room bungalow on lot 60x
120; nice residence district; the
house wired for electric lights;
city water installed; good wood
shed and cellar: lawn and shade
trees. Two blocks from Main st
$1600.00 Buys This Beautiful Home
s $850 down, balance on your own time
Wallowa County Land Company
C. M. LOCK WOOD, Mgr.
Room 2 over Harnett Shop . . Enterprise, Oregen
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THE NEWS RECORD
(Twice-s-Week.)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Formerly the Wallowa Newt, estab
lished March 3. 1899.
Published Wednesdays and Satur
days at Enterprise, Oregon, by
THE ENTERPRISE KRtaa
Office East side Court House Square
Entered as second-class matter
January 2, 1909, at the postoffice at
Enterprise. Oregon, under the Act of
March 3, 1879. -
Subscription Rates: One year $2,
six months $1, three mouths 50c,
one month 20c. On yearly cash-in-idvance
subscriptions a discount, of
lie is given.
SATURDAY, OCTOEER 15, 1910.
THE AWFUL "32."
There are 32 Initiative and refer
endum measures on the November
ballot, 13 more .than were ever sub
mitted at one time before. Of the
ntn niimhr. In our judgment lea3
jttan one third -are debatable ques
tions. To put It another way, more
I i 1. 1 1 lhAm urVL r.llllri
i-nan l wu-1 n 1 1 i. ml wcu. " - - -
no study or hesitancy on the part of
the average voter to mark yes or no
' on hia ballot. They are either famil
j iar questions to htm, about which
I he has long since made up .his mind,
or else are no clearly good or bad
that a man with half horse sense
knows Intuitively how to vote.
For instance take the first one on
the ballot. the extension of the
franchise to women .tax payers. We
Chance
W. R. Holmes, Cashier
A. J. Boeliaier, Atwt. Cashier
Hyatt
M attie A. Holmes
W. R. Holmes
The Pioneer Real Estate Mao. J
: : OREGON
and have it donerigh
11 have heard that, threshed out
ince we wore boys, and everyone
has hie opinion about it; an opinion
that would " take considerable evi
dence or strong argument to change.
With many people, probably a ma
jority, the same la true of .the state
wide prohibition, amendment, al-
hough you will see later on la this
article that we class lit among the de
batable questions.
An Instance of the clearly jvrong
ensure Is No. 346-347, found on page
132 of the Voters, pamphlet a bill
to create a board .to Inquire Into the
jubject of employers liability,- and
appropriating $1000 for the board to
waste. All the Information that
board could possibly collect Is al-
eady available. This measure is
learly.only a stalking1 horse to help
Jefeat No. 330 (page 81 of the pam
phlet). Enemies of the initiative and ref-
rendum, particularly the Orego
laa newspaper, are attempting to
idlcule the submission of these
neasures to the people.' Ther say
he people are too ignorant' and too
areleae to vote ' intelligently on
measures that concern them; that
ill such measurej should be left to
hie legislature.
The Oregon ian has made a great
whoop-de-doodle-do because, It as
ert, that out of 300 Portland vo
ere Interviewed only a small pel
jent had made up their minds how
hey would vo'e. That-, what the
Oregonlan says, but a score of 'n-
itancea show that the Oregoiil&r
.vlll stoop to amy baseness in -tie
jitter war against the peopl's rule.
But admitting the Oregonlan's fig
ir-s to be correct, the same fig
ires showed that a large per cent
jf the voters supposed to have been
Interviewed were studying the saeas-
ires, and the arguments pro and) con
is set forth la the Voters pamphlet.
And) that's more than the average
egtslator does. . '
Besides the intelligent voters of
he state are not found In the
ttores or on, the streets of Port
and, or other towns. The city
business man Is too busy trying to
corral sorflc other fellow's share of
hia world's goods, Xo pay any
heed to the duties .and obligations
it citizenship. He would rather be
ruled than bothered, and he don't
care a snan whether the ruler is
i corrupt, gangster politician, a pub
Jo service corporation or a king.
if he has any preference It Is for
he latter.
People la the country, ho.wever
lake not kindly to bosses, or rulers
of any description.' They are cap
able of thinking- for themselves, and
iatae time to do At. We venture the
assertion that 90 per cent of the
rural voters of Wallowa county who
have received the pamphlet, 1 are
studying the measures and argu
ments. If the Oregon lan doesn't
believe the assertion lit Is ve-'come
o send a man up here to invest!
;ate.
Was there ever a legislature in
iny state in the Union in the last
100. years, in which 90 per cent o
.he members knew even the title o:
til the bltfs they voted onT
We guess not. If such a miracle
did happen, they could make a for
tune exhibiting themselves as legls-
.atlve freaks.
And why? The last legislature
"considered" over 500 bills, and had
only a few weeks to do all Its con-
sMerlng, with the manifold dlatrac
lions of gay Salem at mJdnlntvt to
combat. And the average hvtelli
gence, honesty and horsesense of
the legislators were not a whit high
er -than that of the people. The vot
ers have only 32 measures to con
sider and more months then the leg
te la tors had weaks. In whUh to do
their considerlnc
The best teat of the fitness of
the people to legislate Is the teat
of experience. Two year ago there
were 19 measures on .the ballot, and
not even the Oregonian has ever
dared to dispute the fact that the
reeuUe showed the people voted in
telllgently, discriminatingly and Just
ly. They had their little Joke with
the two fisheries bills and gave both
the gill netters and the fish wheel-
era a proper rebuke. Immature and
too radical proposals were voted
down, propositions to was to money
were kicked into oblivion, while all
decent and needful measures were
given handsome majorities.
The safest, most conrcrvatlve force
hi all Oregon la the great body of
plain people on election day.
. Of the 32 vae&iwea cn. the ballot
thin fall, we divide them into four
classes: Those on which, ini our
Judgment, the vote should be an
amphatic Yes; -tho3e which should
.lot be determined by the state
kt large, being purely local- matters,
ind on which the vote should be
No; .those on .which, clearly, wth
ut a shadow of , doubt, the vote
ihould be No; and fourthly, the
debatable questions. We put eight
f the 32 in tlie first class, eight In
he second, five in the third and 11
a the fourth.
This week we will consider the
irst two classes and next weak the
bird and fourth classes.
We may preface, however, by say-
iig toe. civisuon into classes is
urely arbitrary one of our own,
oade primarily for the quicker- and
ilatner consideration of them.
Good on Thejr Face. .
The women's taxpaying suffrage
mendment (No. 300 Yes, page 2 of
he pamphlet) wl.l probably be vol
d down, but , shouldn't. This ie
me 'nstance of where people vote
y prejudice Instead of reason. All
omen over 2"l years of age should
ave the ballot; there never has
een and cannot be one reason ad
anced against it. And surely why
Wouldn't women taxpayers have a
olee in law making?
No. 302 Yea. ' Page 8. This is
he bill for an Eastern Oiegoa In
me asylum, passd by the ieglsla
ire and ... rererreJ- to the people,
he present asylum at Saleim Is al
eady overcrowded. The more pa
lents in. an institution the le3S
are each Individual gels. Then, too
11 patients do not thrive toi the
olubrious but moist air of Sa5em
nd their physical condition harop
to their mental- recovery . Last and
st It wljl be a saving of money.
No. 314 Ye3. Page 35. Allows Ba
jer county to pay its circuit judgic
1000 additional out of it owapock,
t; If they want to do it, and they
o, dont throw any obstacles in
heir path. Judge's salaries are too
jw anyway.
No. 318 Yes. Page 46.
No. 336 Yea. Page 103.
No. 340 Yes. Page 109.
; These are the Normal school bills,
or '6ne at Ashland, one at Mon
aouth and one at Weston. A tax
f l-25th of a mill is provided foi
aoh school. Vote for all three,
are. Oregon is disgracing herself
iy not educating her teachers. Do
e want to pay out big salaries for
Igblh grade graduates to teach our
hildrenT The best, to none too good
or Oregon, and we need) the three
chools In three parts of the state
ar two reasons: First, a school
vlth two or three hundred echol
u-a Is always better for the schol
,r than the big school, and, second
he normal students as a rule have
3 money to waste, and -the nearei
he school the cheaper for the etu-
lent.
. No, 330 Yes. Page 81. Employ
frs liability bltl, modeled oa the
eat in the Illinois, New York and
.iassochusetts laws. Oregon is
nossback im enough things; lets get
p to date on thk great reform
measure. It, 1 for the best interest
f a"' classes. We make laws pro
acting boilers and other machinery;
et's have one protecting men.
iNo. 362 Yes, Page 200. Amend
ment to the constitution providing
hat three-fourths of a Jury may de
cide la a civil suit, and other good
provisions In regard to court pro
cedure ' and practice. This will tend
o p-omote Justice, discourage Utl
;atlon and even up matters between
he poor man with nothing but Jus
dee and a cheap lawyer on hia side,
I' hile on the other is the rich, con
tentious wrongdoer with the leading
awyer to cunningly direct matters
to one man on a Jury may override
stloe. "
Nam of ur BusiYteM,-. .
No. S17 No, Page 37. To' erect
county of Ncamith from parts, of
Lane and Douglas counies.
No, 321 No, Page 51. To erect
county of Otis from parts of Har
ney, Malheur and Grant counties.
No. 323 No, Page 67. To annex
part of Clackamas county to Mult
nomah county."
No. 325 No, Page 65. To erect
county of - Williams from parts of
Lane and Douglas counties.
No. 333 No, Page 87. To erect
county of "Orchard from part of
Jmatilla county.
No. 335 No, Page 96. To erect
Hmnty of Clark from part of Grant
county. . i
No. 339 No, Page 106. To annex
part of Washington county to Mult
nomah county.
No. 351 No, Page 141. To erect
county of Deschutes from part of
rook county.
Six ne.w count tee and two changes
i boundary lines, and at long
ange at least five of them look, like
chemes to gratify: the ambitions! of
he towns named as temporary coun-
y seats.
There are many reasons for vot
ig No on each and every one of
he eight. First we who live out-
ilde of the territory affected are
ot proper Judges of the matter.
.'here may be merit and justice hi
ome ' of them, but every, one of
bese' county division schemes)' is
.trongly opposed by residents of -the
errltory included just what propor
ioa of the voters are Opposed we
jave no way of te'.llng. We believe
he erection of a new county, or the
.liclng off of a strip from one coun
y and adding it to another, should
e left .wholly and solely to the peo
ple directly affected. Sych a law is
ro posed by an initiative measure to
e voted on at this election, and
no Injustice will result ini asking
hese schemes to wait a year or
wo, we are In favor of voting No
a each and-every one at present.
A Just law would leave the matte:
f the erection of a new county,
1th certain constitutional 'restolc
Ions as to area, population and as
eased valuation, to the citizens of
a county or counties affected.
he vote tn the territory embraced
j-ihin the limits of the propose,
(in ty should be strongly tn favor,
iy Co or 75 per cent the afflrma-
;we .vote In the - balance ' of the
!d county or counties should bt
.ange enough to show that fail
jlnded men could see justice in the
roposition, say 15 to 25 per cent.
There is no doubt whatever thai
-sme ot tnese schemes' have a ma-
irl-ty against them right in thei:
wn territory. For example, Des
.'hutea, county where it Is reporter
hat practically everybody is opposed
xcept Redmond and immediate vi
tality. Madias and Bend people art
.trong against It. Same is true of
)rchard, where Milton favors but it
i claimed Athena, Weston and most
'f the people object. We have seen
o contradiction of the statement
hat a majority of the people in. the
-trip proposed to be sliced oft Wasti
ng ton and annexed to Multnomah
re opposed to the carving.
Let them all wait, until a law is
assed giving them a right to de-
-Ide for themselves, v '
Don't refrain from voting on- these
leasures. If you approve of them
ote Yes, but If you see the. justice
if letting them decide for themselves
. ote No.
(PAID ADVERTISING.') X
Scttlo It Now
Settle It Right
For constitutional amendment
giving to cities and towns
exclusive power to license.
regulate, control, suppress.
or prohibit the sale of intox
icating liquors within the
municipality.
328 X Yes .
ENDORSED BY
10,000 OREGON &TXZSN
JREATER OREGON HOME RUL1
ASSOCIATION.
118 ElecVio Building Portland, One.
Hrd Slates Land Notices
NOTICa FOR) PUBLICATION.
Department ot the Interior. X
S. Land Office at La Grande,
Oregon. Sept 26th, 1910.
Notice Is' hereby given that Jared
H. Manley, of Enterprise, Oregon,
who, on June 10th, 1905, made Home
stead Entry No. 14456, Serial, No.
04522, for W NE and E) NW
Section 34, Township 1 North, Range
45 East, Willamette Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
Final Flve-yoar Proof, to establish
claim- to .the ' land above described,
before C. M7 Lockwood, U. S. Com
missioner, . at his office, at Enter
prise, Oregon, on tbj 17th day of
November, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Thomas Monroe, Theodore E. Wood,
of Enterprise, Oregon: and Lewis
Martin and John Baker, of Joseph,
Oregon. 7c5
F. C. Bramwell. Register. '
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
, S. Land Office at La Grande, Or
egon, July 29th, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Mary
, Yeager, whose postoffice address
Elgin, Oregon, did, oa the 27th
ay of uotoDer, ishis, rue in tnis
ffice Sworn Statement and Appli-
atlon, No. '07203, to purchase the
-ID4 NE 6ec. 7 and NW NW
4, Section 8, Township 1 North,
tange45 East, Willamette -Meridian,
ind the timber thereon, under the
irovlsions of the act of June 3, 1878,
nd acts amendatory, known as the
Timber and Stone Law," at such
alue as might be fixed by appraise-
nent, and that, pursuant to such ap-
cuiou, the land and timber there
in nave neon appraisea, at amm
he timber estimated 290,000 board
eet at 75 cents, per M, and the land
23.75; that said applicant will offer
ii proof In. support of her applica-
Ion and 'sworn statement on the
27th day of October, 1910, before The
Kcgleter and Receiver at the United
taies Land Office, at La Grande,
Oregon. "
Any person is at liberty to protest
his purchase before , entry, or ini
late a contest at any. time before
latent Issues, by filing a corrobo-'
ated affidavit in this office, alles
ng facts which would defeat the
mtry. . 50cll
F. C. Bramwell,. Register. :
NOTICE FOR. PUBLICATION.
Departmen. of the Interior.
J. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or
egon, July 29th, 1910.
' Notice is hereby- given that Elmer
'. Jewell, whose post-office address
Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or
igon, did, on the 10th day of No
ember, 1909, file in this office
worn Statement and "Application,
lo. 07257, to purchase the Sft SW.
lection 22, Township 1 North, Range
.7 East, Willamette 'Meridian, and
he timber thereon, under the pro
lslons of the aet of June 8, 1871,
nd acts amendatory, known as the
Timber and Stone Law," 'at such
alue as might be fixed by appralee
nent, and that, pursuant to such ap-'
ilicatlon, the land and timber there
in have been appraised, at $200.00
he timber estimated 210,000 board
eet at 60 cts. per M, and the land
,95.00; that said applicant will offer
lnat proof in support of his applicat
ion and sworn statement on the
J7th day of October, 1910, before C.
J. Lockwood, United States Commte
iioner, at En terprlss, Oregon,.
Any person is at liberty to protest
his purchase before entry, or lnV
late a contest at any time before
patent issues, b- filing a corrobo
ated affidavit in thia office, alleg
ng faote which would defeat the
mtry. 60cll
F. C. Bramwell, Register.
C0NTE8T NOTICE.
Department of tlve Interior, J. ,
. United States Land Office. '
uaGrande, Oregon, September 19th,
1910. i
- A eufflclent contest affidavit hav-
ng been filed In this office by Rue
len McEvers, contestant, against
homestead Entry No. 06955, made
Vugust 24th, 1909,' for Btf NB"4
k BV4 SEVi, Section 3, Township
0Pth, Range 60 East, Willamette
vleriddan, by Howard Whittler, Con
etee, in which it is alleged that
"aid Howard Whlttier has never es
tablished a residence upon said tract,
but has abandoned the same, that
be, has been absent therefrom for
more than six months auce making
said entry, that said tract is not
eUled upon and cultivated by said
party as required by law said parties
are hereby notified to appear, re
spond, and offer evidence touching
said ayegatlon at 10 o'clock a. m. on
November 10th, 1910, before C. M.
Lockwood, UnlteJ States Commission
er, at his office In Enterprise, Or
egon, and that final hearing will be
held a( 10 o'clock a. m. on Novem
ber 15th, 1910, before the Register
uid Receiver at the United States
Land Office in La Grande, Oregon.
The said contestant having, in fc
proper affidavit, filed September 19.
1910, set forth facta which show that
After due diligence person cj service -of
this notice can not be made. It to
hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given due and proper
publication.
Record address of entryman
Whlfeblrd,' Idaho. Tc5 -
F. C. Bramwell, Register.
Colon R. Ebe.hard, Receiver.